Q: Is it worth buying an audible, handheld Doppler ultrasound to detect arterial insufficiency? A: In post-acute and long-term care facilities, older adults with lower extremity wounds may have ...

More than 70% of leg ulcers are caused by venous diseases, and their prevalence increases with age. Venous leg ulcers account for most chronic lower-limb wounds observed in primary care, underscoring ...

Military-funded researchers are developing a gel that would stop rapid blood loss without the need to apply pressure to a wound, which could potentially save lives on the battlefield and in civilian ...

In normal conditions, contraction of lower extremity muscles and working intraluminal valves promote the forward flow of blood within veins. In venous insufficiency, reflux and/or obstruction in the ...

Comprehensive and multidisciplinary clinical approaches to chronic wound care are important to the management of wounds in older adults, according to a recent review. Older adults are at a higher risk ...

Multiple arterial grafting is linked to lower mortality at 10 years after CABG in patients with diabetes compared with a single arterial grafting approach, according to a post hoc analysis of the ...

A few years ago, I worked with a patient close to 100 years old. She had diabetes for most of her adult life, which affected circulation in her foot. Without circulation to her foot, it turned black, ...

Baltimore, MD (3/22/2023) — BC3 Technologies, a privately held medical device company, today announced it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its SEAL Hemostatic ...

An ischemic ulcer is a chronic wound that occurs due to a lack of blood supply in an area of the body, such as the legs. They usually affect older adults and people with certain health conditions. The ...

SEAL Hemostatic Wound Spray from BC3 Technologies is designed to meet the challenges of arterial bleeding. When sprayed on a wound and upon contact with blood or exudate, SEAL quickly forms a strong ...